How to avoid the flu
The cold weather from December of last year, together with the flu season, has stretched til the months of January to February. The Department of Health (DOH) has advised the public to take extra care to avoid contracting the virus. The flu is a respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat and lungs. It can be mild to severe, even deadly. It’s believed that the flu virus spreads when people who have it cough, sneeze or talk, and it can be passed to others before a person knows he or she is infected. Potential complications such as pneumonia can be prevented thru proper hygiene.
Some ways to avoid flu:
- Avoid close contact with sick people.
- Wash your hands regularly with warm, soapy water for at least 20 seconds.
- Cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing. Do so with a tissue or into your shoulder.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth, as germs often are spread this way.
- If someone you know has flu-like symptoms, advise them to stay at home from school or work for at least 24 hours after fever has disappeared.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces that people come into contact with at work, school, or home.
- Keep up a healthy lifestyle
At work, routinely clean touched objects and surfaces such as doorknobs, keyboards and phones to help eliminate germs.
In addition, it’s important that employers stock their workplaces with adequate supplies of facial tissues, soap, paper towels, alcohol-based hand rubs and disposable wipes. The public should also observe proper hand washing and cough etiquette.
Source: https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/articles/17859-keep-the-flu-at-bay
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321005.php
https://www.webmd.com/cold-and-flu/features/avoid-cold-flu#2
https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/01/12/take-extra-care-its-flu-season-doh/
https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2019/01/14/1884902/doctors-warn-rise-influenza-a-b-cases
